Devils Causeway News Today

A state board is supporting a new name for a 1.6-mile-long valley in the Flat Tops Wilderness in far-northeastern Garfield County.

The Flat Tops area is home to the 235,214-acre Flat Tops Wilderness — one of the first such designations to be made under the 1964 Wilderness Act.

The long concrete boat ramp at Yamcolo Reservoir is normally mostly underwater in early summer, but this dry year, the ramp never opened. Shown July 3, the bottom of the ramp is already about 60 yards distant from the water level. Photo by Suzie Romig Recreating on reservoirs or camping near a picturesque lake this summer in a time of extreme drought in Northwest Colorado may require more forethought than a glance at a map. Multiple agricultural use reservoirs in and near Routt County have alre...

5 Permit-Less Alternatives to Hiking Rocky Mountain National Park This Summer Fire damage and COVID-19 will make snagging backcountry camping permits at RMNP even more difficult this year. Luckily, Colorado is filled with world-class backpacking destinations. Here are some of our paperwork-friendly favorites. Nicholas Hunt •   Editor’s note 3/18/21: After heightened demand for backcountry camping permits crashed Rocky Mountain National Park’s website twice this month, the park has now ...